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Commissioners adopt tighter solar siting rules, raise setbacks to protect homes
Summary
Following public review and debate, commissioners adopted revised solar site design requirements that increase residential setbacks and allow limited planning‑commission reductions in non‑residential adjacencies; two projects in the queue were grandfathered.
The Board of Carroll County Commissioners adopted revised solar site design requirements after extended discussion over setbacks and grandfathering. Planning staff said the changes clarify measurement of setbacks (to the property line or right‑of‑way), update references to the current electrical code and grandfather two projects already in the county review queue.
Debate focused on how far arrays should be set back from residences. Planning staff had recommended a 200‑foot setback; some commissioners proposed as much as 400 feet to better protect…
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